Rule 8.3 - PREMIER FOODS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              PREMIER FOODS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               01 March 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                           Long                        Short

                     Number       (%)           Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      48,361,229     9.76%       1,264,143     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,775,960     0.56%         431,575     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%               0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             51,137,189    10.32%       1,695,718     0.34%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number             (%)    Number            (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      43,841               3.0750
Purchase      39,352               3.0990
Purchase      2,200                3.1196
Purchase      12,977               3.0750
Purchase      3,244                3.1125
Purchase      1,800                3.1170
Purchase      3                    3.0967
Purchase      15,558               3.0994
Purchase      5,000                3.1170
Purchase      26,063               3.0915
Purchase      14,238               3.0969
Purchase      13,700               3.0777
Sale          43,841               3.0750
Sale          10,558               3.1048
Sale          3,244                3.1125
Sale          26                   3.0750
Sale          12,292               3.0821
Sale          32,051               3.0802


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         13700                 3.0776
CFD        Short         26063                 3.0914
CFD        Short         3                     3.0966
CFD        Short         39352                 3.099
CFD        Short         15558                 3.0994
CFD        Long          32051                 3.0801
CFD        Long          12292                 3.0821
CFD        Long          10558                 3.1048


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         02 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk